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Published 25 Jun 2026, 12:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Safe moves: support to navigate romance and investment fraud

Official notice

Authority: Ofcom (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£125,000≈ £125k / year · £150,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Jul 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Sept 2027 · starts 21 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ofcom has a requirement for a supplier with expertise in working with men and women’s organisations/ networks to develop and deliver a media literacy intervention around romance fraud. This supplier will also amplify existing resources around investment fraud by embedding them into existing provision for the same cohort.

The service must deliver the following by September 2027:

  • Development of activities and resources for men and women under 45 to better protect them against and increase confidence around issues pertaining to romance and investment fraud. This may be training, workshops, webinars, interactive resources etc. - we expect any development of activities or resources to be co-produced with target participants.
  • Embedding of existing activities and resources into existing delivery of existing digital inclusion activities, for example, training, events or support, with men and women under 45.
  • Stakeholder engagement which must include:

o Promoting media literacy activities to other relevant community organisations.

o Supporting activities intended to inform policy development, which will be led by Ofcom e.g. a presentation to the Ofcom team.

o Seeking input from expert steering group, convened by the tendering supplier.

  • The successful supplier will need to deliver an evaluation report demonstrating impact for participants against agreed key outcomes to be delivered a month before the end of the contract.

CPV: Training programme services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£125,000
Contract period: 21 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 (1 yr)Value: £125,000 exc. VAT · £150,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: 1) Experience of delivering media literacy skills development activities - 20% 2) Delivery - 25% 3) Knowledge of target community - 25% 4) Evaluation - 10% 5) Price - 20%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Jun 2026, 12:56 BST
Last source update
25 Jun 2026, 12:56 BST
Authority reference
C20262764
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059837
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Training programme services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bd0e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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Submission deadline
17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
10 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Jun 2026 → 21 Sept 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published124 days ago
    25 Jun 2026, 12:56 BST
  2. Clarification questions by108 days ago
    10 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline102 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts36 days ago
    21 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Jun 2026, 12:56 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ofcom

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQQZ-1663-NWMN Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London, London, SE1 9HAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender